It follows the news that the British Medical Association wants the London Child Protection Committee to scrap its draft protocol requiring all cases of sexually active young people under 13 to be detailed to police (Children Now, 6-12 July).
"The pan-London protocol by the London Child Protection Committee was a brave attempt to get over the gap that exists," said Terry Grange, the association's lead on child protection. "All agencies involved in child protection should share information, there can't be exemptions."
He told delegates at Children Now's conference on child protection that confidentiality agreements between a child and health professional should extend to a multi-agency team of people from across health, education, social care and the police.
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